Assessment 5, part 4 Flashcards
what are the 3 types of lymphocytes in the immune system
- natural killer cells
- B lymphocytes
- T lymphocytes
what are the two types of T lymphocytes?
- Helper T lymphocytes
2. Cytotoxic T lymphocytes
what do natural killer cells do?
naturally produce granzymes and perforin. **they do not need to be activated
what do B lymphocytes do?
mature and differentiate into plasma cells that produce antibodies
what do helper t lymphocytes do?
release tropic hormones, cytokines, that generate immune responses when activated by the binding of a T-cell receptor (TCR) AND CD4 co-receptor to a foreign antigen
what do cyctotoxic t lymphocytes do?
release perforin and granzymes that kill other target cells when activated by the binding of a T-cell receptor (TCR) AND CD8 to an MHC-I carrying either a foreign or self antigen
what is perforin?
a protein released by Tc (cytokine) that drills holes in the plasma membrane of an enemy cell
what is a granzyme?
cytokine at enters a perforin hole and kills a cell from the inside out
What is MHC-I
major histocompatabliity complex I: a protein produced by all nucleated cells that binds to a peptide from an antigen
what is MHC-II
major histocompatability complex II: a protein produced by antigen presenting cells (APCs macrophages, B lymphocytes, and dendretic cells) that binds to peptides from an antigen
what are interleukins?
chemicals that communicate messages between white blood cells
what is IL-I?
interleukin 1: interleukin that activates Tc cells, aiding cell mediated immunity
what is cell mediated immunity?
Tc cells binding to pathogenic cells and killing them
what is IL-2?
interleukin 2: interleukin that activates B lymphocytes which proliferate and produce many clones and differentiated into PLASMA CELLS that produce antibodies, aiding anti-body mediated immunity
what is antibody mediated immunity?
antibodies “flag” the cells to be terminated
what is MHC-III
major histocompatibility III: compliment proteins (CP); two proteins that are produced by the liver and circulate in the blood plasma
what are the two types of compliment proteins?
- C3
2. C5
what are C3 proteins?
proteins that are activated as they are split into 2 smaller proteins, C3a and C3b
what do C3a proteins do?
initiate inflammation by binding to basophils and mast cells that produce histamine
what are the 3 functions of C3b cells?
- causes immune clearance
- opsonization
- splits C5 into C5a and C5b
what is immune clearance?
glues antigen/antibody complex to RBC that reach spleen and liver where macrophages remove the antigen/antibody complex; accelerated removal like a short cut to the exterminator
what is opsonization?
marking microbial cells (enemy cells) and setting them gor phagocytosis
what is the function of C5a proteins?
induces inflammation by binding to mast cells and basophils
**same as C3a